I started off working  alongside my mother as her assistant in Sunday School when I was 12. That introduced me to teaching.

After graduating from Florida A&M University with a Bachelors of Science, I began as a special needs assistant in St. Petersburg, Florida. Later, I moved back to California where I began teaching students with special needs ranging from grades 5-9th  grade with a wide range of educational, emotional & physical challenges. Later, I transitioned into teaching high school English and English as a Second Language while employed with the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD).  Throughout my time in LAUSD, I also taught in elementary and middle schools at times,  in addition to teaching a wide variety of other subjects including history, government & Spanish.

Now with  over 29 years of experience in teaching  and coming alongside of parents,  I bring a well-rounded supply to help today's students . Here's a quick snapshot of some of my experience in education and other areas: 

 

-Worked with ARCO gas by rewriting their policy manual for clarity, conciseness and readability.
-Worked as senior editor for university newspaper
-Wrote advertising for university & local radio station & hosted weekly broadcasting slot

-Wrote for an urban magazine highlighting up and coming artists, musicians, community leaders and more
-Managed successful photography career while teaching high school Honors English, English & English as a Second Language
-Led in English department as mentor English teacher for many years

-Adviser and editor of high school yearbook while teaching English

-Nominated multiple years for Who's Who Among America's High School teachers 

-Created & established viable alumni association for high school that is still active today
-Owned & operated a successful greeting card business for numerous years while teaching
-Wrote a successful proposal that funded field trip for Los Angeles at-risk high school students
-Edited, trained & assisted senior high & graduate school students with writing, developing and proofreading their essays for successful entrance into universities & graduate school and passing assessment tests
-Worked as essay proofreader for one of the top test-taking companies around today

-Selected as one of the participants in a highly-coveted program, the UCLA (University of California Los Angeles) Writing  Project Fellow

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